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Defining your research methodology
Education & Development

Defining your research methodology

...social care setting or in the field? Will it be conducted online, offline, or both? Then, outline your research methodology, keeping in mind that your research questions will influence the methodology you choose. You will want to demonstrate that your methodology is systematic and – for certain studies - can be replicated by other researchers in similar contexts....
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Learning how to learn
Education & Development

Learning how to learn

...work out what was happening but I think I've learned that good essays don't just 'happen'. Sue's notes were different: I was reading one of the set books and studying graphs - trying to interpret the information, especially that needed to answer Q1 on my first assignment. I read it over and over again; I thought I understood it but was not sure. There was so much...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Exercise and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercise and mental health

...work or not? The jury may still be out. If you conduct studies, for example, where the people who are assessing depression are not aware of whether the person is doing exercise or not, then those studies don't show as strong an effect. Dr Gaynor Parfitt - Exercise Psychologist, Exeter University: There's also been some dose response research that's shown that, if we...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Understanding children: babies being heard
Education & Development

Understanding children: babies being heard

...work towards a formal qualification in the future; or you may have been encouraged to look at the course by friends, family or an employer. You may know quite a lot about babies and children through caring for your own or other people's. In this course you will be finding out about very young babies' abilities, and the ways in which they interact with the world around...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
A future for languages in schools?
Languages

A future for languages in schools?

...worked closely with pupils and teachers from over a dozen schools in the three London boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, and the City of Westminster, through a series of study days, summer schools, teacher CPD events and online training and resources. In addition, through cooperation with a project led by the University of Westminster and Network for...
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Ten top tips for writing a novel
History & The Arts

Ten top tips for writing a novel

...works like this – the cat sees your desk lamp, decides it’s a good place for a nap, and settles down happily while you work. ‘Its presence alone is enough,’ Spark said. ‘The effect of a cat on your concentration is remarkable, very mysterious.' Record your thoughts. This is where your ideas must go. As soon as you think of something, get it down. It doesn’t...
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Seven myths of being a female engineer
Science, Maths & Technology

Seven myths of being a female engineer

...work in these sectors.” She goes on: “I’m not big. I’m not strong. But I can certainly do just as much as my other, male colleagues.” Rather than strength, she believes “imagination is the biggest key” for making a success of it. Robyn Moates, Electronics Engineer at Green Energy Options, asserts how little physical exertion is required from her role too:...
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The economics of flood insurance
Society, Politics & Law

The economics of flood insurance

...work on the drainage of the Fens in eastern England and, in this century, have helped countries like Bangladesh to build flood defences (The Construction Index, 2015). Dykes (also called levees) and dams are used across the globe, including, for example, New Orleans in the US and a massive dam complex across the Neva Bay, completed in 2011, to protect the city of St...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs